THE FRANKLIN TIMES
Issued Every Friday
915 C?nrt Street Trlephonr MS-1
A. P. JOHN MJti, Editor mud Maugrr
J?an> A. JobAson. .taittut Editor and )|aw^rr
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The name of L. 0. Tharrington has been suggested as
a candidate for the Board of Town Commissioners. If
nominated and elected he would make a good official.
TTTFonal
The editor of the TIMES feels deeply grateful to his
son, Mr. James Johnson, and his daughter, Dr. Sadie C.
Johnson, for the splendid assistance they gave him in
publishing the TIMES while he was away attending the
sessions of the Legislature at Raleigh. Their work has
been splendicj in giving the public such interesting edi
tions of the paper. Ho also publicly expresses his ap
preciations to his office force, Messrs. E. F. Thomas and
R. P. Lassiter, for the splendid interest they displayed
and work they did in keeping the FRANKI.IX TIMES
in such fine shape. AVe thank you all.
RETIRING AUDITOR
In the retiring of Mr. W. N*. Fuller, ?- County Account
ant and Auditor Franklin County loses the services of a
most capable, efficient and energetic official. As will be
seen from the figures given the Commissioners on Monday
he has been alert in looking after the County's finances
for the past seven and a half years, for whi<*h the people
and the Commi-sjoner? are very thankfuli Monday end
ed twenty-six and a' t bird years of service in the Court
House by Mr. Fuller, including his. service a- Deputy
Sheriff, and in every instance he has proven hi- capacity
and efficiency and especially his interest in the better fi
nancial condition of his County.
The public is delighted to know that h>- i- succeeded
by another highly capable"&hd f-fllcl.-hT Mr. Pier
Williamson.
DEATH ON THE HIGHWAY
Now that Spring i> la-re the annual slaughter of men
and women on the highways of the nation lupins to
climb toward its peak.
There are a couple of million more earn <>n the rbud*
this year than last year, and greater incentives to motor
travel in the attraction of the two World's Fair- in New
York and Kan Francisco. It will be, therefore, xnne
thing like a miracle if the highway death toll of 1939
drops below that of 1938.
In 1937 more people were killed in motor accidents in
the United States than there were soldiers killed under
the Stars and Stripes in the World War. In. that year
.'{9,500 Americans met death on the highway, while only
35,886 members of the A.E.F. were killed in action.
Last year's record of motor deaths was somewhat bet
ter, only 31,500 fatalities in 1938. lint whether we kill
30, <XM) or 40,000 a year with our motor cars, or even only
ten thousand, the price is still too high to pay for the
privilege of driving a car.
Everybody concerned with the problem of how to re
duce this disgraceful toll of highway deaths seems to be
agreed that there are three major causes for the annual
holocaust. The first of these is whiskey, the second is a
sort of insanity which possesses even ordinary sane men
once they get behind the steering wheel and impels them
to try to pass the driver ahead, whether there is room to
pass or not. And the third and greatest source of road
catastrophes is in the roads themselves.
There may be no such thing as a foolproof road, but
some of the European countries have buil.t highways
which come close to being safe for any driver at any
speed. It will take a long time and a lot of money to
criss-cross the great area of the United States with wide,
smooth highways separated into traffic lanes, with no
side roads entering on the same level and no grade cross
ings of other roads or railroads, all well lighted and ef
ficiently patrolled. , *
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We also paid cask (or our ahare
of the cost of building the Agri
oultural building. These and many
other things have been accom
plished by the full cooperation of
our Board, our County Attorney,
and tie various other county of
ficials.
We haTe on deposit as of April
1st, In the First-Citizens Bank A
Trust Co.. Louisburg. N. C., the
sum of $95,064.92. This money
belongs to the following funds:
General Purpose I '9,461.65
School 6,575.68
Road Debt Service J1.834.9I
County Debt Service 187.51
Health Department 461.99
Renti Account 2,674.33
Revolving Fund 7,700.85
Undistributed Taxes 9.868.75
Sinking Fond for Roads 34.257 97
Sinking Fund for Cedar
Rock School 2,041.27
We have also t2A.0f?0.?)0 in
bond? which 'bnW.ii o our Town
1 ship Road Sftfcing Funds.
The above mentioned deposits
aie se? trred by $116,&50 vu worth
of Federal, State. County and City
Bonds and $5. 00*. 00 Federal De
posit Corporation Insurance, all of
which I am turning over to you
?oda>
I5.000.y0 of the amount in^Re
voiviug Fund has b?-en pledged t?j- j
wards the building of an Armory !
in Louisburg. and $500.00 towards I
a Community building in You agt
ville. I w ish also to remind you I
ihut the Court House roof now [
needs a second coat of paint and
funds for this purpose are In the
R-rVolving Fund.
It has been my duly to check
monthiy the books of the Tax Col
lector, the Clerk of the Court and
the Register of Deeds and I wish
to say that I believe each of them j
are doing their best to give the I
County an eSicleL".'. honest admin
istration of the aii airs of their re
spective offices. ?
Now that I am concluding m>
"service to this Board ami" to Tti.-> H
administration of tbe public at- I
fairs of Franklin County, ' I desir?
to say Hiat I am profoundly inter
ested in Franklin County and its
advancement, and 1 assure this |
Board and all of Franklin County
that as a citizen of Franklin Coun
ty 1 will ever be mindful of th*
needs of this .County and will al
ways be r<-ady and anxious to lend
a helping hand in preserving the I
credit of tile County and in. the
promotion 1 of all activities that
will tend to make Franklin Coun
ty a befcer place in which to live.
I desire to thank the Public for
their splendid cooperation and al
so desire again express my sin
cere appreciation to the Board of
Commissioners for their splendid j
service and help to me during 111) |
tenn of service to the County. f
Respectfully tours,
W. NORWARD Ft'LLKR. {
Louisburg, N. C., Apr. 3, 1939.
Mr. W. N. Fuller,
Louisburg, N. C.
Dear Mr. Fuller:
Your final report as Cou illy Ac
countant lor Franklin County wag
received by the Board of County
Commissioners on April l&iH,^
and 1 lia\t been refuelled by lue
Board to lUauk you lot this splen
did report. and I fi ? ? Board also le
quested that I write you this let
ter. expressing the appreciation of
this Board for the wonderful ser
vice you ba\e rendered Franklin
County during your term of office
as County Accountant.
The Commissioners of Franklin
County are mindful of the fact
that your flr.st Interest has alway*
been for the benefit of Franklin
County, and we feel that your aer
vice tw the people of Franklin
County has been very profitable
and in every respect satisfactory.
The suggestions ofiered by you
In your report relative to the af
fairs of Franklin County are high
ly appreciated, and this Board
feels that your recommendations
are consistent; with a policy that
would advance and promote the
public aflalrs of Franklin County,
and this Board will make an ef
fort to put Into Effect these re
commendations.
The Board of County Commis
sioners of Franklin County are
wishing you every success in pri
vate business and in life, and again
thanking you for your splendid co
operation and service, we remain
Respectfully yours,
TV W. BOONE, Chairman
of tfce Board of County
Commissioners for Frank
lin County.
After allowing a number of
vouchers the Board adjourned to
meet again on April 17th.
> HOLIDAY POULTRY
Anticipating a demand for poul
try and en* by summer visitors
to the beaches of Dare and ad
jacent counties, Currituck farm
era are increasing their poultry
flocks this spring. They say eggs
and broilers sold f cents higher a
dosen and ponnd on the beaches
lMt summer than -on- tb* Norfolk
market.
The
Legislature
Two of the most impressiTe in- j
tances in the recent legislature j
r*-re the love (easts held by the ;
louse on Friday night and the j
-enate on Monday night. Good
el'.owship and the finest of feei
ng:? prerailed on each occasion.
and alt present enjoyed C'he flne
spirit that prevai^-d.
In the last hours many bills!
were passed and made into laws,
and the House enjoyed a general 1
good fellowship hour while wait
ing for the Senate to complete
some bills so that both branches
could adjourn at tie, same time.
Both branches of the General As
sembly completed its work and
took adjournment Sine Die at 3:35
Tuesday morning.
During the joint session on Fri
day morning Senator W. L. Lump
kin was elected one of the Trua>|
tees of the Greater UnlveriUjr, \
along with many others. Those
nearby were J. H. Kerr, Sr.. of
Warren. W. E. Keener, of Nash.
C. B. Park, of Wake.
I.YXCH IS BATTING ACK
IX LOl'IHBlIUi VHTOHY
Buie's Creek, April 5. ? Louis
burg raked three Campbell pitch
ers for 14 hits and chalked up a
?i-3 victory over olje Camels here
today.
Lefty Lynch led the Loulabui g
attack, with two alnglea and a
double In (our trie*. Horac*
Hrantley waa runner-up. with
three for alx. Hargrove Uavia led
Campbell, with two for three.
Score R. H. E
Campbell 111 000 000?3 7 1
Loulaburg 000 020 211 ? 6 14 I;
Lynch, Kalrlngton and wise;
Howard, Harper, Wllbourne and
Melton.
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